Commentary

For early disciples, the name 'Christian' held tremendous significance and indicated adoption into a new tribe.

The kingdom Jesus has founded is a real kingdom, a visible polity, a social organization – but it will not be founded on or extend itself by worldly means.

Like any art, politics can become excellent or even beautiful. We must strengthen our habits, know our history, cherish our traditions, and build up our institutions.

A possible upcoming revision to the Uniform Declaration of Death Act could subjectivize the all-important issue of when a human being is truly dead.

How is the Christian athlete to embrace his or her podium in order to witness to the Gospel?

The qualities that make one a good athlete bring with them a unique set of vulnerabilities.

Another response to the question of the difference it makes whether a professor of physics, chemistry, or biology is a Catholic.

What does it mean to be a Catholic scientist?

In the myth of chance, reason itself loses its footing on which to stand. For in a world of random accidents, there is no objective truth to build upon or assert.

The life of an athlete is demanding, and the temptation to become overly focused on oneself is always present.